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Sep 2020
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#273: Discussing Love Fraud Episode 2: K...

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Jim, Laura and Lisa breakdown Richard Scott Smith's behavior in the SHOWTIME® Documentary Series "Love Fraud" as we see him target a new victim, Karla. He persuades Karla to leave her partner of many years, Jim, and skip town. Laura and Jim analyze Smith's behavioral traits and whether he has changed his modus operandi by targeting a married woman and also discuss the incredible women who are determined to stop Smith in his tracks, including female bounty hunter Carla who takes the case on pro bono to ensure Smith is prevented from harming other women.

This episode was done in partnership with and is sponsored by SHOWTIME and the new four-part SHOWTIME® Documentary Series Love Fraud, directed by Academy Award nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.

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